Rakino Island

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Rakino Iceland is one of the many islands in the Hauraki Gulf, an arm of the Pacific Ocean north-east of Auckland in New Zealand.

Rakino is a small island north-east of Motutapu Iceland. It is 2.4 km long and 1.2 km wide and has an area of ​​1.5 km ². The two most popular beaches are open to the public, three other only by sea. Other smaller bays and beaches are not publicly available. The public wharf is located at the south end of Sandy Bay, a large boat ramp on the west end of the Sanford Way in Home Bay. The hills of the island is covered by a fertile topsoil layer, which was formed by volcanic activity of Rangitoto. Underneath lies a thick clay layer, bedrock consists of greywacke.

The island is mostly pasture land. On the coast there are some patches of pohutukawa trees. On the island there are more than 76 buildings, mostly holiday homes. The permanent population is about 16 inhabitants. Rakino is not very attractive for commuters because of the few permanent residents, the small size and the limited ferry service.

History

Sir George Edward Grey, who ruled New Zealand twice as Governor General and a second time as prime minister, Rakino bought in 1862. He was planting trees and began to build a house in the Home Bay, but lost interest in it, as Kawau Iceland for him was available. In the 1860s, New Zealand prisoners of war were brought to the island. Some were housed in hulks in the harbor. A small group was settled with a house and garden tools on the island. This experiment proved to be a failure and was quickly abandoned.

In 1874, Albert Sanford leased the island of Grey and bought it later. He and his family lived here for almost 80 years. He was one of the founders of the fishing fleet of Auckland. He founded his company in 1881 Rakino Iceland and sold at Kay Queen Street in Auckland fish. In 1904, the company Sanford Limited was established. The house that he built for the family, is in the Home Bay. It was built of kauri logs that have been brought as a raft of Mercury Bay on the Coromandel Peninsula.

In 1963 the island of Maxwell Rickard, president of United peoples ' organization ( Worldwide ) purchased. He planned to build a philanthropic community here. Rickard was a colorful figure. He was a clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist, had a nightclub in Auckland and traveled the country as a hypnotist by the stage name "The Great Ricardo". His plans for the island included a clinic for mental and neurological patients, an international orphanage, a home for unwed mothers and a home for the elderly. These plans, however, were not realized and in 1965 the island was divided into 25 plots of 10 acres and 125 smaller plots that were sold for prices between £ 2500 and £ 6000.

Since the communication links were bad, the first solar-powered phone has been installed on the island. Although mobile phones have reduced the dependence on the fixed network, the phone is still in operation and local calls to Auckland are free.

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